The Arrogance of Faecesbook

The BBC reports that Facebook is facing criticism after it emerged it had conducted a psychology experiment on nearly 700,000 users without their knowledge.

The test saw Facebook "manipulate" news feeds to control which emotional expressions the users were exposed to.

The research was done in collaboration with Cornell University and the University of California at San Francisco to gauge if "exposure to emotions led people to change their own posting behaviours".

Facebook said there was "no unnecessary collection of people's data".

"None of the data used was associated with a specific person's Facebook account."

Call me old fashioned, but I thought it was the norm for people to be first asked to volunteer for experiments?

This kind of arrogant behaviour by a corporation that has access to the personal data/activities (both published and private) needs to be nipped in the bud ASAP!

The 700,000 users who were experimented upon should mount a class action against Facebook.

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The Dangers of Stone Vaginas

Now why oh why didn't Nanny warn this plonker about the dangers of wedging himself into a stone vagina?

The BBC reports that a man has had to be rescued by firefighters in Germany after becoming stuck inside a stone vagina.

The man, who is said to be an American exchange student, got wedged in the statue at Tubingen University.

Five emergency service vehicles and 22 firemen had to help free the man.

No matter how many rules and regulations Nanny creates, when it comes down to it she cannot legislate against stupidity!


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Nanny Bans All Liquids, Except Water

I see that a group of experts has concluded that children should only drink water at mealtimes, and that all other liquids should be banned.

For why?

We are becoming a nation of fatties and one of the culprits is all the sugar laden shite that we apparently all consume.

There is of course an irony here, fruit juices (laden with sugar, both natural and added) have long been promoted by Nanny as an essential source of her now debunked 5 a day campaign.

Anyhoo, all that aside, Prof Susan Jebb of the University of Oxford is quoted by the BBC:

"It comes back to simple advice to parents - encourage your children to drink water. 

Once they've been weaned, 'children should be drinking water' is absolutely the message. Milk is fine, but that should be the mainstay of our advice." 

Her comment about milk is interesting, because when I was a nipper I never drank water but 3 pints of milk a day.

Did I become obese?

No!

However, as a child I was brought up with the concept that cola etc was a treat to be enjoyed once in a while; it was not to be consumed on a daily basis.

The issue, as ever, comes down to sensible eating and drinking habits built on a basis of sound parenting; where kids are taught that they cannot have everything they want (eg packets of crisps and gallons of sugar laden shite).

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Hi Vis

Brighton beach was awash with luminous yellow yesterday, as a gazillion school kids descended onto the beach all wearing hi vis jackets (aside from being completely unnecessary, it must have been very uncomfortable to wear them in the baking sunshine).

Whatever happened to school uniforms?

Anyhoo, kudos to the one child who had the guts and strength of character to remove her hi vis jacket.

She is evidently marked out for great things in life when she grows up!

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Nanny Slaughters Local Nanny's Cash Cow

I am gemused to see that central Nanny has decided to ban local Nanny from using CCTV to fine people for parking irregularities (ie wherein local councils use CCTV as an easy way to screw money out of people).

The Deregulation Bill, which is expected to be passed this Autumn, will ban councils from using CCTV cameras and “spy cars” to enforce parking restrictions in an effort to stop “over-zealous” enforcement.

Additionally drivers will be encouraged to appeal against more parking tickets, with the introduction of a 25% discount for those who try to overturn a fine but fail.

For why has central Nanny taken this stand?

Apart from the fact she knows that people loath their councils, she has also realised that by making it almost impossible to park anywhere local shops etc are suffering.

Cameras will only be used to enforce parking rules in bus lanes, on red routes and outside schools.

Councils of course hate this idea, and have warned that they will simply spend less on road repairs and subsidies for buses etc; ie they are threatening to take out their frustration on their own subjects.

These fines have been a real cash cow for local councils, approximately nine million parking fines are issued every year in England.

Yet a Local Government Association spokesman whined:

“It is utterly untrue, as the Government well knows, to describe the use of CCTV as some sort of cash cow which generates profits for councils.” 

Bollocks!

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Sunshine - The New Heroin

Seemingly, if research is to be believed, sunshine is addictive and has a similar effect on the body as heroin.

It would appear that ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun stimulate the production of endorphins, ''feel good'' hormones that act on the same biological pathway as opioid drugs.

Lead scientist Dr David Fisher, from Harvard Medical School in the US, is quoted by the Telegraph:

''This information might serve as a valuable means of educating people to curb excessive sun exposure in order to limit skin cancer risk as well as accelerated skin ageing that occurs with repeated sun exposure.

Our findings suggest that the decision to protect our skin or the skin of our children may require more of a conscious effort rather than a passive preference.''

As to whether this research (conducted on shaved mice) is valid or not, remains open to question. Dr Richard Weller, senior lecturer in dermatology at the University of Edinburgh, said: 

''Mice are nocturnal animals, covered in fur, which avoid the light, so one must be cautious about extrapolating from these experiments to man.

.......It is very unlikely that evolutionary pressures would select for a trait which reduces survival and reproductive 'fitness'. If an 'addiction' to sun truly also exists in mankind, it suggests to me that there is a benefit to it.
'The authors mention vitamin D, but in addition to this, epidemiological data (particularly from Scandinavia) show that increased sun exposure is associated with reduced all-cause mortality.

'Our recent work shows how sunlight reduces blood pressure independently of vitamin D, which may account for some of the health enhancing effects of sun.''

Quite!

That being said I guarantee that Nanny will misuse the results of this "research" and declare a war on sunshine (akin to her highly disastrous wars on terrorism and drugs).

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